David kills Goliath

c.1520-1525

Engraving | 26.7 x 39.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853590

An engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi after the fresco 'David kills Goliath' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the eleventh bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Signed with Raimondi's monogramme (Nagler 1558) in the bottom right corner. Trimmed almost to image. On watermarked paper. Second state.

See RCIN 853591 for a copy of this print by Ètienne Delaune.

Creator(s)

Marcantonio Raimondi (c. 1480-1534) (engraver)

After a work by the workshop of Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
[fleur de lys]?
26.7 x 39.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
  
  Religions and faiths
  
  Christianity
  
  Bible & Holy Scripture
  
  Old Testament
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.75, no.I.24 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)

p.432, G10.1 (Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001)

fig.92 (Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985)

pl.140, p.183 (Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008)

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David kills Goliath

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